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For questions about compounds containing the carbonyl group, C=O, the carboxylic acid group (-COOH), or its derivatives (anhydrides/esters/amides/acid halides). For questions about complexes involving carbon monoxide as a ligand use [carbonyl-complexes] instead.

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IUPAC name of aldehyde with two functional groups

You have correctly identified the principal characteristic group as aldehyde. According to the current version of Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry – IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Bl …
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Does methyl or aldehyde group have higher priority when choosing the main chain of carbonyl ...

Both names 4-formylpentanoic acid and 4-methyl-5-oxopentanoic acid are correct. In particular, the following rules of Section P-44 apply to both names: The parent structure has the maximum number of …
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Should the principal carbon chain contain maximum number of functional groups or just the pr...

Your rationale is correct. The relevant (in this case) simplified criteria for the choice of a principal chain in such compounds are: greater number of substituents corresponding to the suffix (princ …
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How do I understand the IUPAC naming of 9-methyl-3-[(2-methylimidazol-1-yl)methyl]-2,3-dihyd...

In order to name the compound that is given in the question, first we need to identify the parent structure. Fortunately, there is a principal characteristic group (the ketone), thus it is clear that …
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How to name aliphatic chain with carboxyl and amide terminal groups?

You have correctly identified the principal characteristic group as acid, which is expressed as suffix. The amide can be expressed as various prefixes. The corresponding subsection in the current vers …
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How to name ether with ketone and carboxyl groups?

You have already found out that the carboxylic acid group is the principal characteristic group. Therefore, the ether group has to be expressed as a prefix. The corresponding rule in Nomenclature of O …
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Nomenclature of C6H5CO-O-NH2

According to the last printed version of Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry – IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book), the retained name hydroxylamine was used for the construction o …
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